What is Skelm in English?
villain
noun. Southern African informal a villain or crook.
What is another name for bullfrog?
What is another word for bullfrog?
| frog | toad |
|---|---|
| caecilian | anuran |
| peeper | salientian |
| tadpole | Anura |
| salamander | newt |
What is another name for a lookout?
Lookout Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for lookout?
| overlook | outlook |
|---|---|
| station | tower |
| watchtower | post |
| viewpoint | citadel |
| crow’s nest | lookout point |
What is Skelem?
Uno July: “Skelem” is an Afrikaans word directly translated as a thief or a villain, often insinuated in our local slang. However in the context of the song it alludes to a popular phrase often used as a ghetto slang/phrase when someone refers to another person as “buying face.”
What is a Skelem in Afrikaans?
Afrikaans. English. skelm. astute; caitiff; cony‐catcher; crook; cunning; dodger; furtive; furtively; Greek; imp; knave; light‐fingered; lurcher; obreptitiously; on the quiet; on the sly; rapscallion; rascal; rogue; scamp; scaramouch; scoundrel; sly; swindler; tortuous.
What is adverb for Sly?
slyly or slily, adverbslyness, noun.
What is the synonym of Scout?
lookout, lookout man, lookout woman, outrider, advance guard, vanguard, spy. avant-courier. 2’I returned from a lengthy scout round the area’ reconnaissance, reconnoitre. exploration, search, expedition.
How do you spell Skelem?
(of a person) sly; wicked.
Where does the word Skelm come from?
Origin: Afrikaans, Dutch, Show more. the now archaic British English skelm, from Dutch or German). The forms ending in -am, -em, -im, or -um are pronunciation-spellings representing the added /ə/ in the South African Dutch and Afrikaans pronunciation of -lm.